Device for creasing and pressing trousers.



M. V. HAMMAGK. DEVICE FOR GREASING AND PRESSING TROUSERS.

APPLIOATI ON FILED MAR. 30, 1911.

Patented Apr. 9, 1912.

Bummer witnesses (iltorueg COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.,WASHINGTON. D. C.

To all whom it may concern:

t which will be compact and occii iy a small the followin the lendingob'ect o provi crease 2 feet the pressing in a thorough and practicalmanner.

'i'ij DEVICE FOR CREASING AND PRESSING TROUSERS. hiss- 'rin V.Haiimacit, Springfield, hi0. I ileda Mar. 30, 1911. Serial No. (317,842.

Be it known that I, MARTIN V. llaiiraiaoir, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at- Springfield, in the county of Greene and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devicesfor Greasing and Pressing Trousers, of which is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements iii trouser creasing and pressingdevices and. f my invention is the sion of a evice which will stretchand thetrousers and at thesame time efl Another ob'eet of my inventionis the provision of s device for stretching, creasing and pressingtrousers which will comprise few parts insuring simplicity and durablity as w'ell as incxpeiisiveness of production;

amount of space and which wil he thor- I onghly ellicieiit for thepurpose intended.

To attain the desired objects my invention Consists of a pair of membersadapted to tit and crease the trousers.

The. invention further consists of a device of. the tiltttlttt'ttt andfor the purpose iiieiitioned embodyingnovel features o eonstruclion andcombination of parts substantially as disclosed herein.

In order that the detailed construction and I the manner of using mydevice may be fully l "understood and its many advantages be fully iappreciated I have illustrated in the'accom- 3 panying drawings a devicefor stretching, creasing and pressing trousers embodying my invention.

Figure 1 represents a side view of the' complete device, sliowin indotted lines the leg ofa pairof trouserstiereon. Fig.2represents asectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a sectional viewon line 3-4! of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 represents a seetional view on line4-4 of Fig: 1.

My device is of extremely simple construction and comprises the pair ofmembers A and A adapted to fit the inside of the trousers leg and cnnected together by the up ier and lower pairs of linlts I3 and B, theliii {S B being connected to the rod C and the links 13' being connectedto the sleeve C, and to more the rod and sleeve I provide the adjustingscrew D, having an operating head or handle E, and traveling in thethreaded block F. From this construction it j will be seen that themembers fit within the ;troiisers leg and that. the adjusting screwjlllOVQS the rod and sleeve ttltt adjusts said llltullllJtlS to fit theleg of the trousers, and {the member A is formed near its edge with thegrooves G in which are adapted to bind the edges of the open sleeve H,while to the member A, is secured at each end the plates .T and J, thelatter having a series of openings J to permit adjustment of its fastenfings, and to the said plates J and J', is se- 1 cured the ends of thesliapin wire or bar 1 K, which fits against the inside of the leg of thetrousers and upon this bar is engaged the open sleeves L and L, whichnet after the manner of a clamp and when the trousers leg has beenstretched to the proper shape the sleeve H on one edge and the sleeves Land L serve to. press the crease t ress the crease firmly and smoothlyin the rout and rear and give the proper shape to the trousers.

I prising a I connected in i i l ,upon the bar K and member A and serveto l l The plate J is provided with the series of openings to adjust theplate according to the s inpe. which is desired to be. given to theliot- J tom of the trousers, that. is tlareil or straight. it will beseen that 'I provide a device. which can be instantly titted andadjusted to the legs of the trousers and which can be operated toproperly form or stretch the leg and when properly stretched the sleevecan be moved back and forth and bv reason of their binding action willpress the trousers and Insure a perfect creasing and pressing device.

I claim:

1. i\ trousers stretcher and presser, comprising a pair of adjustablemembers adapted to fit the inside of the trousers leg, one of saidmembers having grooves upon its outer edge, an open clamping sleeve ada)iLtl to fit said grooves, a forming bar carrier bv the other of saidmembers, open clamping sleeves adapted to engage said bar, and means forregulating the adjustment of said adjustable members.

Z. trousers stretcher and I'HQSSLI, comprising a pair of adjustableineiiiliei's adaptedto'fit the inside of the trousers le", one of saidmembers having grooves upon its outer edge, an open clamping sleeveadapted to tit said grooves, a forming bar carried by the other of saidmembers, open clamping sleeves adapted to engage said bar, andmeansrarried b said last named member for ad usting said forming bar tovary the shape of the bar according to the leg of the trousers.

3. A trousers stretcher and presser, compair of ad ustable membersadapted to fit t to inside of the trousers leg, lillh'S pairs to saidmembers, a rod connected to tie linlis, a sleeve connected to the links,an ad usting sciew for operating the red and sleeve, and means carriedby said'ad justable members for creasing anil pressing the trousers,said means comprising a orming bar carried by one of said members,clamping sleeves on said bar, and a clamping sleeve engaging the otherof said adjustable members.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 1n presence of twowitr'xesses.

I MARTIN V. HAMMACK.

Witnesses:

1L C, MURP Y, J. ROjsER'rs.

